Library

Check the ECTC library hours before visiting us on campus. If you can't find what you need on our shelves or in the databases below, you can request books using the InterLibrary Request Form. Select this link to find out more about the library. 

Off-Campus Users must Log In before using the following resources. After logging in, you will be redirected back to this page where you can use all the ECTC Library resources. Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view .pdf files.

Books

• Library book catalog - find books at the ECTC Library
• netLibrary - find online books
• WorldCat - indicates nearby libraries with resource from a global catalog of books

InterLibrary Request Form

Magazine and Journal Articles

• EBSCOhost
• Gale
• ProQuest
• ECTC magazine/journal list - a list of magazine/journals in the ECTC library

Newspaper Articles

• NewsBank

Other Online Research Resources

• CQ Researcher - find current political and social issues for argumentative/position essays
• Facts on File - find current political and social issues
• The Chronicle of Higher Education - find education issues - no off campus access
• Credo Reference - dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, etc.
• Oxford Reference Online - dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, almanacs, etc.
• Internet Resources - search engines and subject-based web site lists
• Kentucky Virtual Library - access to EBSCO, ProQuest and WorldCat databases

Other Online Resources

• Writing Resources - writing assistance web sites
• WKU Library Services - for extended campus students
• KCTCS HippoCampus - multimedia lessons and course materials to help with instruction homework and studies

Things to Bring to the ECTC Library

• Library card
• KCTCS user ID and password
• KCTCS student number
• Photo ID
• Storage device - memory stick, 3.5 floppy - CD ROM drives are read only

Library Information